now one of the most visible features of
the muslims
is the hijab yes the beard to some
extent but even non-muslims they do have
the beard
because of culture and because of
fashion and different reasons
but the hijab the way our sisters wear
it it's quite unique
however when the non-muslims when they
look at the hijab
muslim women they have the perception
that because of the hijab the lady the
muslim lady she's oppressed
she's subjugated she doesn't have a
voice no freedoms no identity
that's the perception that they have
when it comes to hijab
so what is our responsibility allah has
given the responsibility
of sharing the message of islam so how
do we explain to non-muslim brothers and
sisters
that what is the hijab what is the
concept what are the benefits of hijab
so in this video inshallah we are going
to go over
what points can we share how do we
remember it what sequence we should have
now if i ask you this question what
comes to your mind
when you think of hijab i mean for me
what comes to my mind
is modesty so the word modesty
let's take the word modesty and every
single letter of the word modesty
inshallah will become one point
m o d e s
t and y now it's not easy to write and
to speak
i have seen that in the last video okay
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you
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inshallah so let's go over the word
modesty so the very first letter
is the letter m so when i have to
explain
what hijab is to a non-muslim person
i would say that our maker our creator
the maker of the whole universe
who is allah in his wisdom in his
guidance
and the love of humanity he gave us the
guidance of the hijab
and the concept of modesty so humanity
we can live in chastity and harmony and
peace with all
so it's the maker who ordered o stands
for
ordered in the quran so there are two
places at least that i know in the quran
where allah is mentioning specially to
the
to the muslim ladies that they should
properly cover themselves
surah nur ayah 30 and 31 means chapter
24
verse number 30 and verse number 31
and chapter 33 of the quran verse number
59 so it's a order from allah so we
should say to the non-muslim brothers
and sisters that
our muslim sisters are not wearing the
hijab because of the culture
because of the parents because of the
father and the son and the uncle and the
brother
they're wearing it because they want to
obey the creator
the maker of the universe the third
important aspect of hijab that i
mentioned to them
that it is like a dress code
so we give the analogy the writing is
legible because
in my last video someone wrote a comment
dr
sabil your writing is like the writing
of a doctor
so under d i give them the analogy that
just like
when someone goes to school there is a
dress code
when someone goes to a college a work
there is a dress code
when someone goes to a restaurant there
is a dress code
no shirt no shoes nowadays no mask
no service so hijab is like a dress code
that our creator has given
to all of humanity so we can live in
justice and chastity
and with harmony important for us to
know that under e
that this is for every person
everyone so the concept of modesty is
not only for the muslim
ladies muslim sisters concept of
modesties for every single person
for example me as a muslim male and
youth the brothers for watching there
you also and me also we cannot wear
tight clothes
we cannot wear transparent clothes we
cannot wear clothes of the opposite
gender
we cannot wear extravagant clothes to
just waste money
we cannot wear clothes that represent
people of other faiths
for example no crosses and no darts
things like that
and we have to cover certain parts of
the body so
the concept of modesty what we wear what
we should not wear
is equally for both males and females
the concept of modesty
is not limited to what we wear so we
should say to the non-muslims
it is not just what we wear concept of
modesty is a state of mind
modesty of our tongue prophet muhammad
peace be upon him
he said that say something good or
remain silent
modesty of the tongue modesty of our
eyes
in surah nur allah subhana tala is
addressing the muslim males
that lower your gaze and guard your
modesty
it is better for you in the eyes of
allah
so the concept of modesty is a holistic
term it's a state of mind
it is both for males and for females so
it's for every person
s stands for the statistics
what do i mean by it when we look into
the statistics in the usa
unfortunately 433 000 plus
assaults and rapes they happen each
single year
and these are the only reported ones in
the usa
similar same situation in australia and
europe russia
china japan south america almost all
over the world
however when you compare the statistics
from a non-muslim country to a muslim
country
the number of assaults and the rapes in
the muslim country they're far less
i'm not saying that they don't happen
i'm not saying that let's blame the
victims no
what i'm saying is the concept of
modesty alhamdulillah still present in
the muslim societies
even then some of these assaults they do
happen
we blame those individuals they're not
doing those assaults
because they're muslims they're doing
this assault because they're muslims but
they're not following islam
important so the common denominator when
we look into the statistics
of all the non-muslim countries is that
they have a really
relaxed dress code anyone can wear
anything doesn't matter
immortes model anyone can wear anything
however in the islamic country the
muslim countries right not islamic
in the muslim countries the common
denominator
is that people still have their decency
and the modesty
and the as we say so and that is
reflected in the statistics
so s is for statistics and t stands for
the testaments testaments right what do
i mean by it
i mean the old testament and i mean the
new testament
and other scriptures so the concept of
hijab
is not just only for the muslims in the
quran
it is also present in the older
scriptures the old testament and the new
testament
you know one day we had a delegation of
amish people coming to the mcc masjid
when they called us that they want to
come we were standing outside the masjid
to greet them and we were
hoping that they would be coming by
horses and carriages
no they came by a yellow school bus
and the distinction when they came in
is that all the ladies they were
properly covering themselves so in the q
a session i
asked them the question the ladies you
guys are covering yourself
why and they said it is there in the
bible for them to cover
and lo and behold if you look into the
new testament in the 1st corinthians
chapter 11 verse number 5 and 6 it says
addressing to the ladies any woman who
prays
or prophesizes it is a dishonor for her
if she leaves her head
uncovered then verse number 6 continues
she it is an
order for her it's a commandment for her
that she has to cover
her head so the concept of hijab is
there they're not doing it that's a
different story
even in the old testament for the jewish
ladies
they are supposed to cover themselves
not show their hair
especially when they get married that
mary the mother of jesus peace be upon
her when the christians when they do her
depictions especially the catholics
she's properly covering herself like a
muslim lady because she was a muslim
lady right
he was praying to allah one god no
trinity
no mediator direct worshiping the
creator
even the catholic nuns mother teresa
they all used to
properly cover themselves so in the old
testament new testament the concept of
hijab modesty is still there they're not
doing it muslims are doing it
alhamdulillah
and y stands for you
and the society
you in the society if all of us
if we follow the concept of modesty
yourself your family your society all of
humanity
inshallah god willing it would be a
chaste society
a harmonious society people are going to
respect each other
doesn't matter what gender that they are
males or females
there would be empowerment yes that
muslim ladies once they are wearing the
hijab
alhamdulillah they feel empowered they
feel strengthened
they're not they're not following the
culture of any society
the hollywood norms they are following
allah
so now they're free to be judged not by
the shapes of the body
not by you know their makeup not by
their hair they are to be judged by
their intellect
they are to be judged by their
personality their their religiosity
their closeness to allah that's how they
should be judged
alhamdulillah empowered by the hijab
empowered by the rights that islam
quran allah has given to muslim ladies
they've
achieved humongous impact in the society
for example ziyalaw tala anha she was
the greatest scholar of her time
even the older companions they used to
come in they used to ask her questions
and study under her
the oldest continuous university
according to the guinness book of world
records
it was made by a muslim sister her name
was fatima al-fari
wearing the hijab she laid the
foundation of the continued oldest
continuous campus in the whole world
older than oxford cambridge and harvard
any campus this was the oldest
continuous made by a muslim lady
adhering to the concept of modesty even
now today they
are in many fields masha'allah all
fields our muslim sisters
as attorneys as physicians i.t
professionals
as teachers and scholars yes they are
doing it
wearing the hijab adhering to the
modesty so this is the concept of hijab
the concept of modesty
if our non-muslim sisters inshallah if
they look into it and they are looking
into it
alhamdulillah in the usa when people are
finding out the freedoms
and the empowerment and the excellent
guidance islam has given the quran has
given to them
alhamdulillah in the usa close to
fifteen thousand non-muslim sisters
of their own choice they are proclaiming
allah muhammad rasulullah those of you
who waited until the end of the video
here is your prize
our muslim ummah allah subhanahu ta'ala
had
made us the best muslim ummah
of all the ummas the ummah of prophet
muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam
i love the ummah so much you know allah
has
in the quran in chapter number 3 verse
number 110
allah wa ta'ala says that you are the
best of ummah created for humanity
you enjoying good you forbid evil and
you believe in allah
so i love the muslim ummah so much here
is my gift to the muslim ummah
alhamdulillah
this is a gift to all of you allah
subhanahu ta'ala
empower us and he make us ambassadors of
islam jazakallahu
assalam allah